The Chumash clan used shell bead money, part of the Olivella shell, a shell found mostly in the islands of California.
The Chumash clan used shell bead money, part of the Olivella shell, a shell found mostly in the islands of California.
they made canoes and they used shell-like money to buy things.
Valence shell comprises of electrons. These are used in bonding.
heishi beads come in a wide variety of types, and are mostly made from various shells indigenous to the US coastal regions. They also made heishi beads out of coral and turquoise, though that may have come later. Ilitub shell are white (and were used by the natives long ago), they also used a coveted purple shell that was so highly prized it was used for money. One tribe used the term wampum to refer to shell bead money. I think it was some kind of cockle shell in the old days, now we use the Cebu Beauty shell to get that color. Now days you can get a wide variety of shell types, colors and thicknesses of beads in heishi bead style. Even semi-precious gems, and coconut shell are carved to look like heishi beads now days.
cowry shell
Shell belts used as money were called wampums -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While the Native people did not use wampums as money originally, when Europeans came to the Americas, they realized the importance of wampum to Native people and soon, they were trading wampum shells with the native peoples of New England and New York. The New England colonies demonetized wampum in 1663, but it continued as currency in New York until 1673. Other cultures also used shells as money - see the related link below.
oyster shell are used to extract calsium which is used in medicine and health suppliments etc. also shell powder is used in making cement
Paua shell or oyster shell (mother of pear)
Sumerians did not have any advance over the economy relative to their place and time. They were there to do their mission.
A shell company's ownership and registration can vary, but it does not necessarily correspond to a specific country. Shell companies are often used for financial and legal purposes, such as tax avoidance or money laundering, so they may be registered in countries with more lenient regulations or greater anonymity.
The idiom "shell out" means to pay a sum of money, usually unwillingly or with reluctance. It implies spending money on something, often more than anticipated or desired.